WSPA this Week, November 27-December 1, 2023
SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE K-12 HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE
Good morning everyone!
Registration is filling up fast, but continues to remain open for our 21st Century Bargaining Workshop as we partner again with Porter Foster and Rorick. Contact them at the link below and reserve your spots now….registration for our career fairs and annual conference will be coming in December so keep a lookout for it.
The following is from WASA concerning the Lunch & Learn: School Funding Coalition webinar: https://wasa.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9OTEwODQ0NyZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NzgzODE3ODg0 -- or a shorter bitly link: https://bit.ly/3MLxwbn. This presentation will provide an overview of the Prototypical School Funding Model, progress that has been made in updating staffing ratios, and a review of the School Funding Coalition’s 2024 legislative priorities. Remember, the webinar is set for Dec. 13, noon-1:00pm. The webinar is complimentary; however, everyone who wants to attend must register to receive the necessary link. The webinar will also be recorded and available on WASA's website following the event.
During the Law Conference Catherine Slagle, Director of the Office of Professional Practice for OSPI and Christine Geary, Assistant Director, spoke about the National Database Clearinghouse for adverse actions taken against licenses or certificates of professional P-12 educators. Here is the link to a Flyer about that service and how to get in touch with them: (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yd9v3UA8CL3V9g0XpFbOu4Wjup07x7If/view?usp=drive_link).
If you have not renewed your WSPA membership for 2023-24 now is the time to do so. Please reach out to Kaley VonVolkli (kvonvolkli@wasa-oly.org) to make that happen. Here is a reminder that we are contracting with WASA again to manage our membership roster and payment.
Please remember that Districts are NOT allowed to ask whether or not an applicant for a school district position has ever been placed on Administrative leave. Here is the RCW passed by the legislature in 2019 and signed into law that governs that question on applications. RCW 28A.400.302: Application question on administrative leave. (wa.gov)
REMINDER of WSPA's Address:
WSPA
PO BOX 14459
TUMWATER, WA 98511
SAVE THE DATES! THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS.
January 22-February 2, 2024-21st Century Bargaining Skills Workshops (IP)
The popular 21st Century Bargaining Workshop will run again this year as we partner again with Porter Foster and Rorick. Contact them and reserve your spots now.
WSPA Leadership 2023-24
Doug Christensen, Assistant Superintendent at Kennewick SD; WSPA President: doug.christensen@ksd.org
Jennifer Koskovich, HRIS Manager, Renton School District, WSPA President Elect:
jennifer.koskovich@rentonschools.us
Jane Stencel, Director of HR at East Valley SD Spokane; WSPA President 22-23; WSPA Professional Development Coordinator:
stencelj@evsd.org
Tina Limmer, Director of Human Resources, Systems and School Support, Puyallup School District, WSPA Treasurer: limmetm@puyallupsd.org
Traci Cox, Human Resource Coordinator, West Valley (Yakima) School District, WSPA Secretary: coxt@wvsd208.org
Darrell Heisler, Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net
Member Requests this week: None
Funny of the week: What’s the difference between Black Eyed Peas and Chick Peas? Black Eyed Peas can sing us a song. Chick Peas can hummus one.
- January 22-February 2, 2024-21st Century Bargaining Skills Workshops (IP)
- March 3-6, 2024-Annual Conference-Hilton Hotel-Downtown Vancouver, WA (IP)
- March 12, 2024-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane CC (IP)
- March 29, 2024-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)
Have a great week everyone!
Darrell Heisler
WSPA Executive Director
WSPA News to Know
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WSPA Membership
702+ members and counting...
Total Number of WSPA Members
646
Number of Entities Represented
271
Individual Memberships
358
District Memberships (10+ members)
20
Partner News to Know
American Association of School Personnel Administrators
Unemployment Insurance: Sign up now for upcoming SOC code webinars
Learn more about Standard Occupational Classification codes on May 20 or June 3
Do you have questions about Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes? Sign up for one of our upcoming webinars!
All employers will be required to report SOC codes when they submit their quarterly tax reports starting with their fourth quarter 2022 report. At that time, you could get a penalty for incorrect SOC reporting. Reporting SOC codes is currently optional and is available only to single filers.
Upcoming webinars
If you have questions or want to learn more about using SOC codes, register for one of our free webinars.
During these webinars, we’ll talk about:
- What are SOC codes?
- When are SOC codes mandatory?
- How to look up SOC codes.
- How to add SOC codes with keyed or imported wage data.
Note: We will provide the same information in both webinars. However, questions could vary in each webinar, so you are welcome to sign up for both.
What is SOC?
SOC is a federal coding system that helps government agencies and private businesses compare occupational data.
In 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed a law requiring employers to report SOC codes in their quarterly reports for unemployment insurance.
Other resources on SOC
- Watch this short video.
- Try out the SOC code search tool. Under “Occupation Keyword Search” you can search by keyword, SOC code or industry.
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
2022 Legislative Report
Dan Steele, WASA Assistant Executive Director, Government Relations and WSPA Legislative Liaison has completed a 2022 End of Session Report and you can find it here.
The End of Session Reports includes full details of the 2022 Supplemental Operating Budget and the 2022 Supplemental Capital Budget, along with a comprehensive review of the many education-related bills the Legislature addressed this session.